Bobby pin dispenser, opener, and releaser



March 31, 1953 A. J. BELlsLE ET Al. 2,633,138

, BOBBY PIN DISPENSER, OPENER AND `RELEASER Filed 1pm 15, 1951 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 I@ N 17",? l @11. f?

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` BOBBY PIN DISPENSER, OPENER AND RELEASER Filed April l5, 1951 2 SHEETS- SHEET 2 w30 4 I INVENfqoR. draai? Bef/sig ATT RN EYB Patented Mar. 31, 1953 BOBBY PIN DISPENSER, OPENER, AND RELEASER Adrian J. Belisle and Raymond G. Belile, Wichita, Kans.; said Adrian J. Belisle assigner to Mary P. Belisle Application Apri'l13, 1951, Serial No. 220,786

1 Claim. (Cl. 132-11) This invention relates to holders for bobby pins and particularly dispensers which mechanically spread the pins, and in particular the holder of this invention includes means whereby the spring inherent in a bobby pin provides a force for snapping the pin from the end of the holder or dispenser whereby with the device held in position adjacent a curl or twist of hair a vbobby pin is applied to the hair without being touched by hand.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a mechanical device that spreads and applies bobby pins whereby the necessity of prying pins open with fingernails and teeth is eliminated.

Various Vdispensing devices have been provided for spreading bobby pins to facilitate inserting the pin in the hair but in these devices it is necessary to grip the pin by hand after it is spread and owing to the spring of the bobby pin material it is difficult to hold the pin open as it is inserted into the hair. Furthermore in spreading or opening bobby pins by hand the pins are constantly forced beyond elastic limits of the material and the gripping force is reduced if not eliminated. With these thoughts. in mind this invention contemplates a device for mechanically opening bobby pins only enough to be inserted in the hair and which inserts the pin directly without the necessity of removing the pin by hand and placing the pin in the hair by hand.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide an improvement in dispensers for bobby pins whereby the pins are placed directly in the hair by .the dispenser.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved throat for bobby pin dispensers whereby the spring action inherent in the material of the bobby pin snaps the pin from the dispenser as the pin is forced into the throat.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bobby pin dispenser and applicator which uses conventional bobby pins now on the market.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bobby pin dispenser and applicator that is adjustable to bobby pins of different sizes.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved bobby pin dispenser and applicator which is of a simple and economical construction. A

` With these and other objects and advantages inv'e'w the .invention embodies a casing vhaving a bobby pin receiving recess in one end or side with an opening or throat at one end of the recess and with a cam positioned in the throat ses whereby a bobby pin forced through Ithe throat by an actuator slidably mounted in the casing is spread and held in such a position that as the closed end of the bobby pin reaches the cam the spring inherent in the material of the pin snaps the pin from the vthroat of the casing'.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a vertical section through thel holder illustrating the relative positions of the parts therein.

Figure 2 is a plan view looking upon the upper end of the holder with parts broken away.

Figure 3 is a vertical section similar to that shown in Figure l showing the upper end of the holder.

Figure 4 is a sectional plan through the upper end of the holder taken on line 4--4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a section similar to that shown in Figures l and 3 with the actuator for ejecting the body pins withdrawn.

Figure 6 is a sectional plan through the upper part of the holder taken on line 6--6 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a vertical section similar to that shown in Figure 5 showing a bobby pin partly ejected.

Figure 8 is a sectional plan similar to that shown in Figure 6 showing a bobby pin just before it reaches the end of the electing movement.

Figure 9 is a similar view showing the bobby pin just before the pin snaps from the cam in the throat of the holder.

Figure l0 is a sectional plan taken on line lll-I0 of Figure l showing the mounting of the bobby pin magazine elements.

Figure l1 is a similar section taken von line Il--Ii of Figure 1.

Figure 12 is a vertical cross section through the holder taken on line l2-I2 of Figure l.

Figure 13 is a 4similar section taken on line l3--I3 of Figure 5.

Figure 14 is a sectional plan taken on line Ill- I4 of Figure l showing a ridge in the `end of the holder for receiving the ends of the bobby pins.

Figure 15 is a detail illustrating the method of installing the bobby pin holding magazine in the holder.

Figure 16 is a vertical section similar to that shown in Figure 1 showing `the parts in the lower part of the holder with the upper part broken away.

Figure 17 is a sectional plan Vsimilar to that shown in Figure 4 with the parts shown on an enlarged scale and illustrating the shape and position of the bobby pin spreading cam.

Figure 18 is a detail showing a side elevational view of the cam shown in Figure 1'1.

Figure 19 is a similar section taken substantially in the same plane as Figure 3 illustrating the position of the bobby pin spreading cam in the throat of the holder or casing.

Figure 20 is a similar detail looking toward the opposite side of the holder.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts the improved bobby pin holder and applicator of this invention includes a thin substantially rectangular shaped casing I having a bobby pin receiving recess II in the upper end with an opening I2 providing a throat at the end of the recess and with a cam I3 positioned in the opening or throat.

A bar I4, providing an actuator and having a projection or button I extended at one end is slidably mounted in the upper end of the hoi-der 0r casing and this bar is positioned to eject the bobby pins, as indicated by the numeral 3i .over the cam I3 and through the opening i2 forming the throat, or open end of the slot, whereby as a pin passes over the cam and arrives at the position shown in Figure 9, the spring action inherent in the material of the pin causes the pin to snap from the cam whereby the pin is released from the holder.

As shown in Figures 2, 4 and 6 the cam I3 is in an inclined or angularly disposed position whereby as the pins are forced outwardly over thecam the spring inherent in the pin snaps the pin from the end of the dispenser.

The upper end of the casing is provided with a channel shaped projection I1 that provides a guide for the bar Ill, and the front of the casing is provided with a channel lshape cover I8 having end sections I3 and 20, with ilanges 2l and 22 extended from the edges thereof, as illustrated in Figure 11, whereby the cover is slidable over the casing.

The casing is provided with a bobby pin holding magazine including a rod 23 having a threaded lower end 24 which is threaded into an opening 25 in a lbase 2S and the rod is adjustably held in position by a thumb nut 21 whereby adjustment is provided to compensate for narrow and wide pins. A spring 28 on the rod 23 urges a follower 29, slidably mounted on the rod and provided with a nger gripping projection 36, upwardly whereby lbobby pins as indicated by the numeral 3I and positioned on the follower are urged upwardly into the recess II in the upper part of the holder.

A bar 32 in the opposite side of the holder engages the open ends of the bobby pins as illustrated in Figure 6 and this bar, which is held by a yprojection 33 on the base 2S is resiliently urged against the pins by aspring 34, which as illustrated in Figure 15 is mounted on the rear wall 35 of the casing. The spring 34 also engages the upper edge of the base 26 andretains the rods 23 and 32 in outwardly extended positions, as shown in Figure l5, to facilitate placing bobby pins in the holder or magazine parts thereof.

The bar 32 is pivotally mounted in a lug 36 in the lower part of the casing and a similar threaded stem 31 of the base 26 ismoun-ted in a'fsimilar lug formed with the sections 38 and' 39. A thumb nut 40, which is threaded on the' stem 31, is positioned between the sections 38 4 and 39, thereby providing means for adjusting the bobby pin magazine including the bar 23 and bar 32 longitudinally in the holder or casing to compensate for bobby pins of different lengths.

As bobby pins are used from the holder the cover I8 is removed and by drawing the follower 29 downwardly with the projection 33 until the bevel edge 3 thereof is positioned in and held by the notch 4 in the rod 23 as shown in Figure 16, and with the follower secured in this position additional bobby pins may be loaded over the rod 23 and held in position by the bar 32.

The lugs 36, 38 and 33 in the lower end of the holder are provided with slots, as indicated by the numeral 4I, and shown in Figure l5 whereby the parts are assembled by snapping the stem 31 and lower end of the bar 32 through the slots of the lugs.

The end wall 42 of the holder is provided with a bead 43 over which the ends of the bobby pins are positioned.

The button l5 is connected to the bar I4 with a shank 45 which extends through a slot 45 in. the upper end 46 of the casing and the end of the casing is provided with a pin (il which forms a stop limiting the Areturn movement of the actuator or bar I4.

With the parts positioned in this manner it will be noted that with bobby pins on the magazine elements in the holder the actuator Iii is with drawn to the position shown in Figure 5 and as it is forced forwardly the bobby ypin at the upper end of the magazine, which is positionedA which are spread by the cani are inserted over` hair, the bobby pin snapping from the holder into its position on the hair, and consequently' the pins are inserted without being touched by hand.

The cam I3 is comparatively thin and with the end positioned to receive the pins tapered to a sharp edge or point, it will enter the notch between the arms of the pin, whereby the arms are spread as the pin is forced over the cam.

It will be understood that modifications may be made in the design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

In a bobby pin applicator, the combination which comprises a thin rectangular-shaped casing having a bottom, an upper end having a longitudinally disposed slot therein, a rear wall, and a channel-shape cover slidably mounted on the casing, said upper end having a pin receiving, channel therein with one end of said channel opening through the cover providing a throat, a thin angularly disposed plate providing a pin opening cam provided on the upper end of the casing and positioned in the throat with one edge of the cam spaced from said rear wall for receiving ends of pins, a vertically disposed rod having a base on the lower end pivotally mounted in the casing and positioned to receiveI the closed ends of bobby pins, a spring actuated follower slidably mounted on said rod and positioned to urge bobby pins on the rod into the pin receiving channelat the upper end of the casing, means inlthe pivotal mounting of the r'odf'inthe casing for adjusting the position ofthe rod to corre` spond with pins of diierent sizes, a bar pivotally mounted in the casing and positioned to con-i tact the open ends of bobby pins for retaining the pins in position for sliding over the cam, resilient means contacting the base of the rod for urging the rod. and bar toward 4the rear wall of the casing, and a bar slidably mounted in the l channel at the upper end of the casing and positioned to feed bobby pins over the cam and from the casing, said cam positioned to open arms of a. bobby pin and whereby spring inherent in the material of the pin snaps the pin free of the cam 10 and casing as the sliding bar reaches the end of its travel.

ADRIAN J. BELISLE. RAYMOND G. BELILE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

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